Samuca Silva Franco Filho

Emergency Medicine Electives:

Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida, 06/25

Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 05/25

North Shore Medical Center, Miami, Florida, 08/24

• Performed daily rounds, presented patient cases, and created care plans.
• Participated in the management of acute presentations including trauma, chest pain, sepsis.
• Performed a variety of clinical procedures, including suturing techniques, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), intravenous (IV) ultrasound guidance, and joint dislocation reduction, and splinting.
• Assisted in central line placement, FAST exams, and intubations.
• Gained experience working with high acuity cases in two different level 1 trauma centers.

Emergency Ambulatory Services, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 05/2025

• Acquired practical experience in ambulatory services, providing urgent care in mobile settings. 

• Provided emergency care in ambulatory settings as part of a rapid response team, demonstrating collaboration and rapid decision-making under pressure.

• President, Student Interest Group in Cardiothoracic Surgery, American University of the Caribbean, 2023.
• Volunteer, Free Medical Clinic, Red Cross, Saint Maarten, 2022 - 2024.
• Volunteer, Cathedral Sao Jose, Brazil, 2010-2013.

BLS and ACLS Certified, American Heart Association, Field Causality Course through the United States Military, Fluent in English, Fluent in Portuguese, Fluent in Spanish, Experienced with Epic, Phlebotomy, EKG, Suturing, Joint Dislocation Reduction, Ultrasonography.

• Radiation Caused Constricted Pericarditis, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2024
• Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2024
• Urinary Incontinence, Jackson North Medical Center, 2024
• Atypical Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism, Broward Health Medical Center Hospital, 2025

Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fall 2021, Dr. Slayback-Berry, Investigating Hashimoto Thyroiditis, Authored the Hashimoto Autoimmune Disease paper.